this news comes a week after bachmann's body guards physically pushed an abc news correspondent who was asking about her migraine headaches. this seems like a trend, of bombman's people keeping her in a bubble, insulationed from answering tough questions. joining me is huffington post report and is msnbc analyst alex wagner. can she run in a bubble? >> it's hard. i don't know if you've ever done it. >> i ran for president, and they didn't let me run in a bubble. >> no, you can't. living in the bubble works when you're trying to build grass-roots support, but when you're on the national stage, you do have to answer these tough questions. this is hugely controversial, so are a number of other things. this is someone who has railed against, quote/unquote, government handouts, and it turns out they have received subsidy foss their clinic, for their farm. she received a federally backed home loan. there's something to be said for standing behind your decision, and if you can't, someone will answer the tough questions for you. if that's the opposition, i don't think it's a good play. >> i don